Window-refrigerator.



T. W. BARRY. WINDOW REFRIGERATOR. APPLIOATION FILED MAY 21, 1909.

Patented Jan. 3 1911.

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THOMAS W. BALE/k1, OF CHICAGO, ILLIN S- WINDOW-REFRIGERATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Application filed May 21, 1909. Serial H0. 497,486.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS W. BARRY, citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in \Vindow-Refrigerators, of

which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and economicallyconstructed window refrigerator, that can be easily adjusted and securedin the frame of the window of a pantry or other room in such manner asto keep out flies and other insects; which can be opened only by raisingthe lower sash, and yet does not interfere with the movements of thesame, and which is practically dust proof and rain proof whilepermitting the free circulation of air therethrough. This I accomplishby the means hereinafter fully described, andas particularly pointed outin the claims. I

In the drawings :jF igure 1 is a perspec tive View of my inventionshowing the door open. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section thereoftaken on line 22, Fig. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section.

My invention consists of a rectangular or the front or inner verticalside of this casing, A, are headed by rolling said edges out Ward arounda heavy wire, and the endwalls are connected by cross-strips or rails b,0," about an inch, say, back from the vertical plane of said beadededges (1. The lower rail 6, is, preferably, made by taking a strip ofsheet metal of sufficient width; seaming one edge of it around the heavyWire used as a filler for the lower edge a of the casing; then bendingit back upon the bottom of the casing a short distance, and then bendingit vertically a short distance and seaming'its upper edge. The upperrail, 0, consists of a transverse strip or bar of metal that connectsthe sides of the casing at points back from the forward beaded edgesthereof, in the same vertical plane as the vertical portion of the lowerrail. The interior of this casing is divided into an upper and lowercompartment by a floor B, consisting, preferably, of

a sheet metal plate, whose flanged edges are soldered or otherwisesuitably fastened to the vertical walls of thetogthe inner surface ofthe upper raihfnear the lower edge thereof. I The lowercompartment is 0138861 in front'b a door C, the lower .edge

of which is hinge to theupper, edge of the lower rail, Z), and which is'heldlfclosed bya spring bolt (Z, secured to theouter'surface of thecenter of lengthof theup ipriedgeof said door, and en aging asl'iita meem anmn socket e suita 1y secured to thejup er rail.

The upper compartment'is likewise'fc osedjby a door D, the lower edge ofwhich .is hinged to the upper edge of the upper raihfand this upper dooralso has a spring-bolt, secured to the center of length of its upperportion,

which is adapted to engage an opening or'recess f in the overhangingupperffro'nt ed'ge of the casing. As seen in thediawil gsjthese upperand lower doors preferably'ha ii dftt edges X of sufficient width to'nug1y against the portions of the sidefan'dftop walls of the casing thatextend-"beyond; the

vertical plane of the front-man heretofore described. This is done bybending the edges of the doors laterally at right anglesto'themi selvesand then outwardly again irrlafplane parallel to the main portion'ofthe' door, so

as to form a substantially'L-shaped' seat;

The portion of the outer fiange'ne'arest the pivotal hinge for the dooris cut away at each end of the door, so as to form shoulders 00, whichlatter, when the door is opened, are adapted to abut against theprojecting edges of the side-walls, as will be readily understood..

In order to provide for the ventilation of my improved refrigerator, Imake a horizontal series of openings 9 in the upper por-. tion of therear wall of the u-pper'chamber, and also a series of openings h, I, inthe upper portion of each side-wall thereof, and I make a series ofventilation openings j, j, in each side wall of the lowerchamberfsubstantially as shown in the drawings. These I ventilationopenings are respectively closed by screens G and H and J, that,preferably,

consist of a strip of fine and a strip of coarse said" screens and inwhich said screens can v be slid in or out. The strips 70 for the rearopenings 9 being, preferably, on the outside,

and the others on the inside of the Walls.

I prefer to make the roof of the refrigerator incline outward and haveeaves that overhang the outer-wall of the casing, and

near the front or inner beaded edge, I'secure a transverse bar, K, ofmetal, the ends m of which extend beyond the sides of the casingslightly and are upturned as shown, and provi ed with screw openings.When the refrigerator is set in the window properly it will rest uponthe sill of the window-frame,

and be secured thereto by screws inserted through openings I, I, in thelower inner projecting edge, and the ends of the bar K will be insertedin the lower portion of the runway for the upper sash of the window, andthe bar lowered until it rests upon the roof of the casing, as shown,and then be secured thereto by one or more screws 12, and then'the endsof the bar K secured to the Window-frame by screws inserted through .its'ends' extended beyond the end walls thereof and adapted to be securedto the frame of a window.

2. A window refrigerator comprising a rectangular casing divided intocompartments, the front wall of said casing being partly cut-away andthe forward. edges .Of the sidewalls projecting beyond the plane of saidfront-wall, and a door closing said cut-away portion and prm'ided withflared edges that engage the projecting edges of the side-walls, aportion of the flared edge on each side of said door nearest its hingebeing dis-placed to form shoulders that abut against the adjacentprojecting edges of the side-walls when said door is opened.

3. A window refrigerator comprising a rectangular casing divided intocompart ments, the front wall of said casing being partly cut-away andthe forward edges of the side-walls projecting beyond the plane of saidfront wall, a door closing said cutaway portions and provided withflared edges that engage the projecting edges of the side-walls, aportion of the flared edge on each side of said door nearest its hingebeing displaced to form shoulders that abut against the adjacentprojecting edges of the side-walls when said door is opened, and alongitudinalh disposed bar secured to the top of the casing and having alateral projection at each end adapted to be secured to the frame of thewindow.

In witness whereof. I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of May1909.

THOMAS V. BARRY.

Witnesses:

M. E. MARTIN, E. LUNIJY.

